PSYCH 2AP3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Central Sulcus, Neuroticism, Anxiety Disorder
7 Jan 2016
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Language disorder, speech sound disorder, childhood-onset fluency disorder, social (pragmatic) communication disorder, unspecified communication disorder. Motor disorders: developmental coordination disorder, stereotypic movement disorder, tourette"s. First described in 1902 by dr. george still, english physician. Now most researched of all childhood disorders. Name changes over the years: 1960s: minimal brain dysfunction (mbd, 1970s: attention deficit disorder (add); +h or h for presence of hyperactivity, 1980s: add plus attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) for those with hyperactivity. Dsm-iv (1994) and dsm 5 use adhd for all cases; three subtypes depending on symptoms. 6 of these 9 for at least 6 months ( often ) On the go or acts as if driven by a motor". Fidgets with or taps hands or feet and squirms in seat. General social clumsiness: egocentric: unaware of how others see them. Insensitive to convention, social expectations o: difficulty reading facial expressions, aggressive tendencies, poor understanding of group dynamics/lack of social judgment.
